YEARS & DECADES	OBSERVANCES	LEARNING RESOURCES
2005	INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF MICROCREDIT UNCDF - UNITED NATIONS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FUND International Year of Microcredit - Documents	Brochure GENERAL ASSEMBLY resolution A/RES/53/197of 22 February 1999
2004	INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF RICE - Calendar of Events FAO - FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
2003	INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF FRESH WATER DPI - UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION COORDINATING BODY Sub-Committee on Water Recources A FORMER SUBSIDIARY BODY OF THE ACC UN SYSTEM FOCAL POINT UNESCO - UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION World Water Assessment Progamme Development, Capacity-building and the Environment World Water Forum Kyoto, Shinga & Osaka,16-23 March 2003 - CHILDREN'S WORLD WATER FORUM Water Events Newsletter	Resources (SWR) - On-line Brochure /  Factsheet [PDF] / Map ENABLING RESOLUTION International Year of Fresh Water GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION A/RES/55/196 of 20 December 2000 EDUCATIONAL International Year of Freshwater Slide Show     Visit the world of the UN with Nane Annan Activities undertaken in preparation for the International Year of Freshwater, 2003 - Report of the Secretary-General GENERAL ASSEMBLY DOCUMENT A/57/132 of 2 July 20oo2
2002	INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF MOUNTAINS FAO - FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION WEBCAST	MESSAGE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL
2002	INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ECOTOURISM WTO - WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION Regional Ecotourism Conferences and Seminars	DECLARATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ECOTOURISM ECOSOC RESOLUTION 1998/40 of 30 July 1998
April 2002	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MONTH THE WORLD BANK Sustainable Development Month Events Schedule
DATES	UN OBSERVANCES	RESOURCES
22 March	WORLD DAY FOR WATER UNESCO - UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION World Day for Water Water Events Worldwide - Subscription Newsletter WHO - WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION World Water Day INFORMATION RESOURCES World Water Day DPI/DHL - DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD LIBRARY	WORLD DAY FOR WATER GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION A/47/193 of 22 December1992 Send an E-card for World Water Day 2005
22 May	INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY	INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION A/RES/49/119 of 19 December1994
5 June	WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY UNEP - UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME INFORMATION RESOURCES World Environment Day DPI/DHL - DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD LIBRARY DPI - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INFORMATION 2002 World Environment Day	WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY MESSAGE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION A/RES/2994 (XXVII) 49/119 of 15 December1972 Prior World Environment Days UN CHRONICLE Articles from the Magazine
17 June	WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION AND DROUGHT Commemorates adoption date of the UN Convention UNCCD - SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION	MESSAGE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION
July 2nd WEDNESDAY	INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COOPERATIVES	FACT SHEET GENERAL ASSEMBLY A/RES/47/90
9 AUGUST	INFORMATION RESOURCES: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE WORLD'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DAG HAMMARSKJOLD LIBRARY - DHL/DPI
27 September	WORLD TOURISM DAY WTO - WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION

HISTORY

MAIN BODIES ABOUT UN MAIN BODIES	GENERAL ASSEMBLY WSSD - WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Johannesburg; 26 August - 4 September 2002 FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions Timeline Preparatory Committee Meetings DOCUMENTS Summit Outcomes - Subsequent Documents Fact Sheets ENVIRONMENT SUMMIT UNCED - UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992 Documents ECOSOC - THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Thirteenth Session 11 - 22 April 2005 Past CSD sessions
LEAD OFFICE HOME PAGE WHAT'S NEW / HIGHLIGHTS	DESA - UNITED NATIONS DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON FORESTS 26 May - 6 June, Geneva WORLD WATER FORUM (3rd) 16-23 March 2003 - Japan United Nations Workshop on Energy Efficiency, Global Competitiveness & Deregulation - Agenda 1-2 February 2000
ENVIRONMENT NEWS CENTRE	CBD - SECRETARIAT OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CBD -FOREST WEB PORTAL Forest Milestone Documents SESSIONS / DOCUMENTS UNFF - UNITED NATIONS FORUM ON FORESTS Sessions / Documents - Fifth session : 16 - 27 May UNHQ IGF - INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON FORESTS IFF - INTERGOVERNMENTAL FORUM ON FORESTS UNEP - UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Milestones
NEWSROOM	FORESTS History of Forest Management and Silviculture United Nations Forum on Forests 26 May - 6 June, Geneva World Water Forum (3rd) 16-23 March 2003 - Japan United Nations Workshop on Energy Efficiency, Global Competitiveness & Deregulation - Agenda 1-2 February 2000
TOURISM NEWSROOM	WTO - WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION The World Ecotourism Summit 19 April -2 May 2002, Québec